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Bhopal gas tragedy 35 years on: A look back at how the industrial disaster that claimed thousands of lives occurred

Bhopal gas tragedy marks 35 years today on 3 December. Known to be the worst industrial disaster world in terms of loss of human lives, the tragedy, for the first time, made people aware of the magnitude of a peace-time calamity.

Ahead of Bhopal gas tragedy anniversary, hundreds of survivors form human chain, demand Dow Chemicals pay compensation

Leaking toxic gas from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and left lakhs maimed on the intervening night of 2-3 December, 1984.

A new generation inherits poisoned genes of Bhopal gas tragedy, and the broken promises of govts too

Even 35 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the city is still feeling its after-effects. Those born to the survivors have been afflicted with birth defects, while the survivors themselves suffer from a myriad of ailments.

Bhopal gas tragedy: Rajiv Gandhi govt ignored help from Italy, reveals note; 34 yrs on, relief still a distant dream

The Rajiv Gandhi government ignored Italy's offer in the aftermath of Bhopal gas tragedy to provide assistance in containment, evaluation as well as relief work based on Italy's experience in a similar disaster in Seveso near Milan in 1976

Bhopal gas tragedy: Wrong medication killed more people, reveal PMO files; 20-25 dying per month even after 34 years

Tragedy did not strike Bhopal on the intervening night of 2-3 December 1984 but thereafter as horrible relief and rehabilitation measures including wrong medication killed thousands, reveal documents accessed from then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's office

In Madhya Pradesh polls, victims of Bhopal gas tragedy vow to vote for party that promises compensation

Groups working for victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy in Madhya Pradesh polls made the decision to vote only for the party that promises compensation at a meeting in September.

With BJP demanding reopening of Bofors probe, Congress won't be saved by Rahul Gandhi's rhetoric alone

The PAC sub-committee has handed a weapon to the ruling party through its suggestion to reopen the Bofors scam involving former Congress leader and prime minister Rajiv Gandhi

Gas leaks in India: These disasters are preventable, but political will needed to deal with them

Is India a safe country to live in? A spate of successive leaks of poisonous chemicals has once again raised the specter of the Bhopal gas tragedy, which saw thousands of Indians lose their lives in what is considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.

Bhopal gas leak victims to get new smart cards: Vishwas Sarang

Thousands of Bhopal gas tragedy victims and their children will get new Smart Cards to ensure proper healthcare to them, a Madhya Pradesh Minister said on Saturday.

Bhopal gas disaster: 32 years later, wounds still fester in Bhopal

Thirty two years after Bhopal gas tragedy — one of the worst industrial disaster mankind has known and which resulted in death of 15,278 persons (official figure), people are still suffering due to the after-effects of the tragedy.